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Jan 32 min read
easyJet Trials New Lighter Weight Paint to Reduce Fuel Use and Emissions
In a world’s first, easyJet is trialing a new lighter weight paint from Mankiewicz Aviation Coatings that will enable fuel savings while...
Dec 10, 20242 min read
Rolls-Royce’s Dahlewitz, Germany MRO Facility Receives First Trent 1000 Engine
Rolls-Royce has announced the arrival of the first Trent 1000 engine scheduled for maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) at their...
Nov 22, 20242 min read
British Airways Makes Multi-Million Pound Investment in Cardiff Base
British Airways has today announced a multi-million pound investment in their engineering maintenance facility at Cardiff Airport in...
Nov 8, 20243 min read
Pratt & Whitney and Air New Zealand Announce $150 Million Christchurch Engine Centre Expansion
Pratt & Whitney and Air New Zealand hosted a groundbreaking ceremony on Thursday for a $150 million 14,000 square meter expansion of their..
Oct 26, 20243 min read
Qantas Frequent Flyers Will Soon Have Access to Over 20 Million Reward Seats
With the launch of Classic Plus on domestic flights, Qantas Frequent Flyer members will soon have access to over 20 million reward seats...
Oct 25, 20242 min read
Embraer Signs Multi-Year Pool Program Agreement With LOT Polish Airlines
Embraer and LOT Polish Airlines have signed a multi-year contract for the Pool Program. Under the agreement, LOT will receive support for..
Oct 22, 20242 min read
Iberia Maintenance Becomes Fully MRO Operational for Pratt & Whitney GTF Engine Maintenance
Iberia has announced that Iberia Maintenance now has full operational MRO capability for RTX’s Pratt & Whitney GTF™ engines, with...
Oct 16, 20242 min read
Embraer to Invest up to $70 Million in new MRO Facility in Fort Worth, Texas
Embraer is planning to invest up to $70 million in new MRO facilities for commercial jets at Perot Field Alliance Airport in Fort Worth...
Oct 15, 20242 min read
TAAG Angola Signs New Five Year Contract With AFI KLM E&M
TAAG Angola Airlines has today announced the signing of a new five year contract with Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance...
Oct 6, 20241 min read
Delta Air Lines Receives FAA Approval to Use Drones for Maintenance Inspections
In an industry first, Delta Air Lines has received approval from the FAA Certificate Management Office for the use of drones to conduct...
Sep 9, 20242 min read
American Airlines Announces 500 New Aviation Maintenance Jobs
American Airlines has today announced the addition of 500 aviation maintenance jobs and additional heavy maintenance lines at their bases...
Aug 29, 20242 min read
Iberia Maintenance Starts Use of SAF in Engine Test Benches
Iberia has announced that Iberia Maintenance has commenced the use of Cepsa’s sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in their engine test benches..
Aug 15, 20242 min read
WestJet Works Around the Clock to Return 16 Hail Damaged Aircraft to Service
Following an August 5, 2024, storm system that impacted WestJet’s global hub in Calgary, the carrier is working diligently to return 16...
Jul 19, 20242 min read
Pratt & Whitney and SR Technics Announce First GTF Induction at the MRO’s Zurich Facility
Pratt & Whitney and SR Technics today celebrated the induction of the first GTF engine at the MRO service provider’s Zurich facility. SR...
Jul 9, 20242 min read
Ethiopian Airlines MRO has Achieved CFM LEAP-1B Testing Capability
Ethiopian Airlines has today announced that their MRO operations have achieved CFM LEAP-1B testing capabilities. The carrier has...
Jun 24, 20242 min read
easyJet to Digitize Onboard Aircraft Technical Logs
In order to cut down on paper use and weight, easyJet is digitizing their onboard technical logs. The new e-logs will save over 300,000...
Jun 1, 20244 min read
easyJet Launches New Service Between Malta and Liverpool; Acquires SR Technics MRO Facility
Starting June 11, 2024, easyJet will open ticket sales for new service between Malta and Liverpool. The route will operate twice weekly...
May 30, 20242 min read
FLY91 Chooses ATR’s Pay-by-the-Hour Support Program
Indian regional airline FLY91 has signed a Global Maintenance Agreement (GMA) with ATR. Under the comprehensive GMA agreement, ATR will...
Apr 10, 20242 min read
Pratt & Whitney to Expand GTF MRO Capacity in West Palm Beach, Florida
Pratt & Whitney has announced a $20 million investment to increase GTF MRO capacity at their West Palm Beach Engine Center in Florida. By..
Mar 16, 20242 min read
Korean Air to Open New Engine Maintenance Facility in Unbuk, Yeongjong Island
Korean Air has started construction on a new engine maintenance facility in Unbuk, Yeongjong Island near Incheon International Airport...
Mar 8, 20242 min read
Dublin Aerospace Welcomes Applications for 2024 Aircraft Engineering Apprenticeship Program
Dublin Airport-based MRO, Dublin Aerospace, has today opened applications for their greatly anticipated Aircraft Engineering...
Feb 17, 20243 min read
American Airlines AMT Ken MacTiernan Receives Airlines for America’s ‘Nuts and Bolts’ Award
Ken MacTiernan, an American Airlines Aviation Maintenance Technician (AMT), has become the first person actively working in the profession..
Feb 14, 20242 min read
British Airways Automates Maintenance Reporting System
British Airways has moved to a predictive automated maintenance reporting system, which uses real-time data to predict maintenance issues...
Jan 24, 20242 min read
Airbus Opens First Complete Lifecycle Aircraft Service Center
Airbus has today announced the opening of the Airbus Lifecycle Services Centre in Chengdu, China, the first service center dedicated to...
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